title: Computed tomography-guided lumbar drain placement.
abstract: The authors describe a technique for lumbar drain placement using CT guidance. Midline or paramidline interlaminar approaches to the thecal sac can be used. The major advantage to CT guidance is direct visualization of the needle tip in relation to the thecal sac. This technical approach is a safe and rapid alternative to fluoroscopic guidance for the placement of lumbar drains in patients in whom standard lumbar drain placement techniques have failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. gold.menachem@gmail.com
authors.forename: Menachem M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.forename: Todd S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Joaquim M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farinhas
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Altschul
authors.forename: Jacqueline A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: Allan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Brook
mesh_terms: D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed